Nationalismliving bonds of society are breaking up, and giving place to merely mechanical organization. During the First World War, Tagore's lectures in Japan and the US critiquing the idea of the nation state led to a mixed response. While the nations of Europe were battling each other, Tagore urged his audiences to eschew political aggressiveness and cultural arrogance, and cautioned against imperialistic tendencies, xenophobia and sectarianism. He believed

Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness and staying in a never-ending thought loop is the biggest cause of unhappiness

Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete

Though she wounded me beyond pain

detailed construction drawings and has a strong emphasis on sustainability and good practice

’ – Los Angeles Times

AN UNEXPECTED DESIRE

Breathtakingly profound and compulsively readable

make that a lot of problems

elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character

If only life were that simple

Only one bed

The Art of Silence offers us an antidote